View all Distance learning Masters Programs in Music 2017

A masters is the first level of graduate coursework and can be obtained after you receive a bachelor’s degree. Earning a masters usually requires two years of full-time study, which amounts to 36 to 54 semester credits.

Typically, music programs concentrate on the historical, theoretical and technical aspects of music and performance. An interdisciplinary field, music is as much for the ambitious academic as it is for the aspiring professional musician.

Even though my attend distant learning classes online, several universities hold commencement at several locations. You could even stop taking classes for many weeks during the year without withdrawing and without throwing your student loans into repayment. That is a strong argument many people look at when enrolling in distance learning classes.

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Bath Spa University

Campus or OnlineFull time1 yearSeptember 2017United KingdomBath

This is the world’s first and only Master’s Degree in Songwriting. Offered in both attendance-based and distance learning formats, it is aimed at unpublished songwriters wishing to develop their craft to a
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Master in Songwriting

This is the world’s first and only Master’s Degree in Songwriting. Offered in both attendance-based and distance learning formats, it is aimed at unpublished songwriters wishing to develop their craft to a professional level, and published songwriters wishing to achieve academic accreditation whilst continuing to improve creatively. The course, which is based at the university's Corsham Court campus, will help you to develop a range of critical, practical, communicative, industrial and research-based skills.

Birmingham City University Faculty of Art, Design and Media

The music industry is undergoing significant change. New ways of distributing and consuming music have challenged the standard models of this global business and transformed its place in our lives. The MA in Music Industries at Birmingham School of Media, available on-campus or by distance-learning, provides you with an in-depth understanding of music as a commercial and a cultural activity and the skills to respond effectively to these changes. The annual global revenue of the industry, estimated to be around US$130 billion, means music is a significant employer which provides real opportunities for people with enterprising ideas.
Gain Expert Music Industry Tuition: Birmingham School of Media's music industry staff offer a breadth and depth of experience that will be essential to your study of music in a global digital world. The team is led by Prof. Andrew Dubber, Professor of Music Industries Innovation, and internationally renowned for his insightful analyses of this sector. You will also work with Prof. Tim Wall, Professor of Radio and Popular Music Studies, and Dr Paul Long, Reader in Media and Cultural History, whose studies of music culture are key to university courses across the world, and with Annette Naudin, our highly regarded expert on media and creative enterprise. Many of the course activities involve other members of the school’s Interactive Cultures research team, and you will work on case studies drawn from our research and industry projects. Be at the Forefront of New Music Industry Strategies.
On this course you will master the theoretical work on music culture and the music business, applying these theories to real-world contemporary problems, and challenging accepted wisdom. You will work in a very practical way, operating in groups, trying out ideas, and putting your new knowledge and skill into practice straightaway. Your entrepreneurial skills will be developed, and you will make strong professional contacts and build relationships within the music businesses. This really is the course for you if you aspire to lead at the forefront of innovation in music industry enterprise and scholarship.
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Entry Requirements

Candidates need to have a 2:1 Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant subject area and normally evidence of work in, or a familiarity with, the music industries. We welcome non-traditional applications, particularly from applicants with substantial professional or production experience. Prior experiential learning is an acceptable route to the course.

Employability

Our close links with business and the professions mean that our courses are always relevant, up-to-date and meet the exact needs of the current marketplace. Wherever possible, we involve employers in planning the curriculum, while many of our lecturers come from and maintain their links with industry, ensuring they are up to speed with the latest developments. Employability will be an integral outcome of your studies....
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VIU Valencian International University

OnlinePart time1 - 1 yearApril 2017SpainValencia

It offers two itineraries of specialization: professional itinerary, which aims to provide the instrumentalist of high-level training in violin, viola, cello and piano; research itinerary, which gives students a methodological training that allows access to doctoral programs of musical research.
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Best Distance learning Masters in Music 2017. Master in Interpretation and Musical Research
It offers two itineraries of specialization:
Professional track, which aims to provide the instrumentalist of high-level training in violin, viola, cello and piano.
Research itinerary, which gives students a methodological training that allows access to doctoral programs of musical research.
It has been awarded an "Honorable Mention" in the 5th edition of TWSIA. Teaching With Sakai Innovation Award.
Career prospects
The most common outlets for graduates of music and why you might be interested in this Master are:
Performance practice The employment in professional circuits solo performers or chamber music is very complex, because it requires very difficult international professional contacts to get for a new graduate.
The reserach Attending majority profile that our offer is addressed, as are the graduates of the Conservatory, our proposal gives them direct access to the doctoral programs.
The improvement for the exercise of teaching While this aspect is not among the primary objectives of this design, the experience has given us the first edition of this master's degree as a degree has demonstrated the interest generated among teachers of music.
Practices
They may perform in those entities with which the university has a specific agreement to that effect. Students will always be under the supervision of a / a tutor / internal / a course and a / a tutor / externally / a such a center. For more information, consult Practices document.
GOALS
This "Master in Interpretation and Musical Research» arises in order to give a satisfactory response to demand higher academic degree from the Conservatory who wants to follow their specialized academic training, in order to:
Inserted competently as a professional musical performance
Reconcile their main occupation as a music teacher with the acquisition of a specialized training in your instrument and related disciplines
Started in the tasks of musical research and be able to access a doctoral program
Admission Profile
The student profile curse the Master in Interpretation and Musical Research is the higher Conservatory entitled to develop his career as a teacher or as an interpreter or titled upper in other disciplines (such as Degree in History and Science of Music or diploma Music Education, or their corresponding degrees), which has passed the requirements for admission to any of the two routes.
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The Master of Music in Music Education can be completed entirely online, with optional on-campus workshops and courses offered to address specialized interests of our students.

The program is designed so students can achieve their academic and career goals on their schedule. The online degree courses mimic the on-campus atmosphere by providing students with a learning environment in which they can collaborate and interact with the professor and their peers.

Coursework Details

The 30-hour Master of Music in Music Education is designed to enhance effectiveness of music teaching and learning by addressing current best practices in music, contemporary issues, modes of inquiry, and advanced competencies in musicianship. Master of Music in Music Education classes are structured in a convenient 8-week format for working adults, and the entire program can be completed in only 24 months....
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